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3 year old boy killed in tragic gate accident, Lodzkie, Poland

November 10, 2022

In Nowa Gadka, a small town near Poland’s Łódź, a three-year-old boy was killed in late September when he became trapped between the gate leaf and the guide posts of an electrically operated sliding gate. The boy was being taken

Electrical company fined €20,000 following automated gate death

May 25, 2022

An electrical company has been fined €20,000 (with prosecution costs of over €12,000) for failing to carry out the necessary research on the rolling electric gate which fell and fatally injured a 44-year-old security guard

Standards should never dictate automated gate safety

March 8, 2022

Irish case resulting in €8m settlement underpins importance of risk assessment and non-contact safety March 2022: The recent reports of a woman being awarded €8m who suffered brain damage after being trapped in an automatic

Improved Access To ECS Card Via Gate Safe

February 9, 2022

Over eight years since Gate Safe®, first joined forces with the Joint Industry Board, which administers the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, to launch a ECS Gate Safe Related Discipline

Gate Safe petition to ban the sale of DIY automated gate kits to the public

Ban the sale of DIY automated gate kits to the general public

September 21, 2021

Gate Safe is petitioning to put a stop to the sale of DIY automated gate / barrier kits to untrained users and the general public. These kits will transform a manual gate or barrier into

Gate Safe announces FISS/CSCS card

September 2, 2021

August 2021: Gate Safe, the charity which has led the campaign for improved automated gate and barrier safety since 2010, has joined forces with the Fencing Industry Skills Scheme (FISS) and the Construction Skills Certification

Portrait Photo of Richard Jackson, Gate Safe founder

Call for more action from gate manufacturers to help prevent accidents

June 30, 2021

“It’s high time that those who make their money out of selling automated gates and automated gate kits play a part in improving the safety of these installations” … says Richard Jackson, founder of Gate

Gate Safe approved Installer with ID Card

Gate Safe announces record training numbers

June 9, 2021

Gate Safe is delighted to announce a bumper month for its Gate Safe Distance Learning course, which has seen a record 67 delegates undertake the training in one month. While the charity is delighted to

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